Window shade



H. R. SEGAL WINDOW SHADE Filed June 12, 1931 July 5, 1932.

FY I.

INVENTOR.

HYMAN 9. SEGAL, BYM', ua 1M t az/m A TTORNEYS.

: unwinding of the shade rollerspring, as well g shade'will'be sucked'outwardbya draft of Fig.4 "isfanjenlalged ,crossfseetion (mar- Patented iluly 5, 1932 i i a p i nmnn. snennonnnwjonn, n. V

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This invention relatesto an improvement thati-of furnishing .awin'dfow shade which' is in-window shades and,"more partic'ularly,'to "siinplefand rugged in'constructi'on and'which a device which can-=be readily att'achedftoi a may be manufactured at relatively nominal window-shade: and" thereby' improve the c0stYand functionqovenloiig perihds r-c operation of thelatter.; time with irdoin "fr-om weanl or other It is a'common experience cthatwindow (diflicultjy; i Q J shades of-the type supported on spring ten- VWth these and other -'objeets "infimi'nd,

sioned rollers havea tendency to overwind reference ,is had'to the {attached sheetf'of if they are raised tofo suddenlyor if the perdrawing illustratingja'practical einhodimenta. I son raising the shade should releasehis grasp of the invention andtinwhich: T t

,of the same and allowit to ru'n up the-win- Fig, -I- is frontelevationf of ajwindow j dow unchecked. This" results in a winding 'ffr afnie'with a shaded thefi'mprove d ypein; and tangling of the pull cord about the shade lowered position; 7 1 it roller and in many 'instances'in' a complete {7- Fig'; f2'isa side view in crossse'ctio oit' a" indow frame with' the shadein raised "asias being accompanied by considerable fnoise tion 'andeo'nfusion. 1 3 l H I It is also'a frequent occurrencethalt when "cornei of thfshade showninVFigS 1 w'ith"a I a window is opened from the top, the window slightly n'iodified devicein place; i

air andbe causedto flapandflutter in the "lovv en cornerioffthe shadenshown in Fi wind.- "Thispofy-course,- puts"considerable and I p ii p strain on'the shade fabricandif c'ontinued Fig. 5 lis acrosss'ecti'on ofthelower'iedge would soon cause theshade' to 'tearland wear of a'wiildow shadeshowing. another for'in of i v p -11;- ii= I T: the invention attached thereto. *Q Q- 51 It is an object ofthe invention to: rovide ;a' In "the-i several views, the numera1i6"1n iwindow shade --in"which the-possi ility of catesfa i'window frame of any, conventional i "such 7 overwinding is' completely" eliminated type,inwhich ajwindow shade 7 is support'edh andin whichithe -stopping= o'theshade is"asat S; The shade'is-"providedwithfla' bot c aocushioned so as toprevent undue strain on "tomhem'portion' 9 in whichis carried' thG Bd- P g conventionalsha fil'lstick -10. *Througli the *It is also: an objeet-of'theinvention to probottom shade *hem" and --st ick*'is'- inserted a vide a window shade in which the darigifof pull-cord y'1 h h cde V the shadebeing drawn outwardlywhenthe maybejraised or loweiiedg V i5 windowniszopen from the top done away lt is' proposed' that the preferred-typ h5g5 with. i 7.

. I i r sh'adebeprovided-{withside hem's'12-.whieh 'It is a further-object ofthe inventio to; extend for" the full length of thesha'de. 7 provide 'a device for iattachment to window these side hem-'pontions,stifiening ca sium: shades, which devicelmay' he readily,and membersJZ-S are inserted rather than fasten- -40 ,simply applied without altering the shade ingi-them to" the outer surface of the shade. flee Q andwhichiwillhedurable andserv' verlon g These 'stifi'eners maybe made of any desired periodsoftimeiwithoutattention." -n1ater i;a'1 such asgrwoodgf metal; fibrefwhale-r .2 Another object of heiinvention'is canh neQor the likefan'd are ofalesswidthlth'an Q vide; a device of. .:the character described the side hem portions of the'shade The mem-- which may be readily detached from the win -bers maybe out in sectionsfi of ."any'desired 05' I ldowshadei whenit is desired-toelean or relength, the length of such' niembers being 119,- place theflatter andlwhichunay; heifagain tern ined'by the 'height tqjwhich it'isidefsired applied after these ope'rations =ihave ihee'n to-raisethe shade ashereinafterbrought-out. .pe rfoljmed i A With these' members inpme;aapersonde 1 c still 'fur then-io e t ofi'grthe invention'is to -raise the shade-'w0uld grip the pun-mo 1 g .'3'1sanenlargedplanview ofthelower i 7 cord'and pull the shade downward to a slight V degree so as to release the ratchet which is associated with the roller, and thereafter the 7 tension of the roller spring would cause the shade to wind about the rollerand travel upwardly with respect to the window frame.

As soon as the stiffeners reachthe position shownigi'2,-they would jamagainst the upper bar of the window frame and a further winding of the shade would become imposslble. It is, therefore, obvious-that should the operator of the window shade lose his grasp on the pull cord-and allow the shade totravel up the window unchecked, it would stop as soon as the stiifeners came Contact with the-upperbar ofthewindow frame. this c i e i new p bli y he new of supplementary or additional, stiffeners,

such as 13,to predetermine the exact" distance 7 that theshadeifcouldlbe raised so thatffolr eaample, if stiffener s'ectionswere inserted n the shade hems for a distance equal'to half :thewindow length it would be possible to raise theshadeonly halfway upthewindow.

With a View to remoying the stiifeners from t e h e o de to e ean he lat e ew -y Wither iew to epla g h tiffen in a' new shade, the shade has bgQILPI'GVidQd with a slit l4 intheglower edge of the bottom 11mm wh chsl t,ex e dsr nwa d y t ch: en

of said lower end for a distance equal toflthe width f the ii hems- 11 i i,, ref 1-ie; POS- lis by si p y p in t e hade @fidia ways to first-removethe stiffeners fromone side hem andthen by pulling, the sha'de' stick 1 sideways in the otheri direction to 1;emovethe 'stiffeners from the other side hem.

:I -t e e odimen sho n i -Eig- 33 t illQp S fl5. are proyided, which 'stifieners are of no greater length'than the width efth e bottom shade hem,- VVh'en employing stiffeners; of this type,i-t would be possible to; re-

;meve e f h had imp y y P 11 .ing the shade stick to onesi'deand allowing thestiifenersto dropone by oneintothat part of bottom hemcformerly foccupiedlby the 'a h l t k nd i ea emoving: 1 them one at a time from theside of the shade;

This would do aw'aq-z;with-Ethe necessity of vyent theistifieneis from-beinginserted beyond 5, has beenfprovided. 5 In} this instance areisilient membe glfl 'is vembedded in'afwedgfle i-shaped-bodyalfi' whiq y o m rubber or any. other suitable 1 material" and the-rompleted. device, ,ispressed-ear snapped over the bottom edge of the. shade and; stick f body afid maintained position bysaidistijck so that it takes a position entirely encircling the same. 'By positioning one of such devices in the'center of the bottom edge of the shade or, at either endof the same, it is apparent that when theshade reaches the raised position, the member 18 will wedge between the bottomedge of the upper bar of the window frame and the top of theishadeiroller, thus preventing the further winding of the shade.

It is further apparent that this device niightibe fdiiined of a material inherently resilientin itself so as to make the insertion of the res-ilient member 17 unnecessary. Additionally, wby the modification of the shape ofthis'mefiiber sons to cause it to extend upwa dly-r; a ng ,b t lhe a d eu S sa iaees, it ld bep ss leteefiect s rre tinge the upw rd movem nt t h shade at. Qa position corresponding to a the length of the member. ';Thus, the: winding 5 .of the; sh d ceuldsbe ii it ia fa h ig t .qf h W i ewlle a y th fl mined-distance. J 1 r From I the foregoing be;

hat flJnQ gTdt e s, t seve al Q je ssp oo .Qcliieally aforementioned are achieveeL QItis ntended,' howv,eve r,-.,tha:t numerous changes-in construction and rearrangement 1 of parts m gh-tb so ted, o w eu departing from j the spirit of the invention as in; the g .eleim I Having described invention;

clai-m as new and desire secure by Letters Paten is:

7 I i-Asian articleofmanufactureg awindo'w goo shade comp 'isin a body OfiflGXlbIG matej ifaha hem-emu ingacrossthe-bottom edge of: saidshiade, a shadestick 'disp osed within x fi' hem; V tdd tiQ a-L hems extending along each suite of said shade and relatively non-i 'loo flexible members within ,fs'ide- .hemsadjiaeent: saidibottom hem.)

2Aidevie for associationlwitka window shade formed with a side h e'mjcompri'singa stiffener for} insentioi lZ within said sideiihemgjllo and adapted to limit' the movement of th'e shade when thelatter is; in'placezinawindow' frame. 1'

'3. of? thelspringi roll'er 7 type including a shade-ebbdyihaving a side :;;15 hem, a bottom hem formed in said bQdy ,"-a

shade'stickjdisposed;withilrsaidibottom hem, and; Zone: orrmorestiifmrscarried ray said and side'hem v a 4;. (window shade, :of tlii spring roller type includingga shade body, :a 5 bottom hem formedsaid bodyjfa i'shadeistick' disposed within saidhem; side hems formed L in said .shadej andaone "dirk-more? non fleaiible .1 stiifenersidisposed withinfsaidiside heinsand adapted torlimit themovement of said shade rwhen the latter iszi-nplaceiir a Windowframe.

5. A window shade of the sizing-Toner a ype comprising-is; mag-ads hem p or- 130 tions formed in said body, a bottom hem formed in said body, means of access to saidside hem portions being provided through said bottom hem portion, and additionalv means for cooperation with said bottom hem I portions in portion to render said side hem accessible.

6. A window shade of the s ring roller type, including a shade body ormed with I side hem portions, an additional hem formed in the bottom of said shade body, access to the interior of said side hem portionsbeing made through said bottom hem, a shade stick for cooperation with said bottom hem and normally closing the entrance to said side hem interiors, and stifi'ening members for insertion inside said side hem portions when said shade stick is displaced and adapted to be retained in position by the latter whenthe parts are in assembled relationship. 4

7. A device for association with the bottom edge of a Window shade comprising a substantially wedge shapedmember formed with a central slot and a U shaped spring element embedded in said member so "as to press the side walls of said slot toward each other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signatnre.

HYMAN R. SEGAL. 

